since I recently watched some youtube videos presenting compilations of the supposed "best guitar riffs of all time" and found them sorely dissatisfying (why so, because most of my own favorites were missing, of course), I thought to compose my own list of most captivating riffs, the all-time top ten in my estimation.

hereby I invite everyone else to contribute to this thread by posting their own list of all-time favorites, each according to his/her taste and personal preference. (N.B. this is not a question of the top ten favorite tunes or songs of all sorts, but only of those that feature the most captivating guitar riffs.)

these are my top ten (listed in chronological order according to their original release dates):